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NTDS and Deworming Africa Initiative (DAI) : Madagascar (French)

Abstract

Madagascar’s multi-sectoral efforts have helped to reduce the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTD), which has declined from 5,975 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 people in 1990 to 2,423 in 2016. The World Bank (WB) has financed...
See More +Madagascar’s multi-sectoral efforts have helped to reduce the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTD), which has declined from 5,975 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 people in 1990 to 2,423 in 2016. The World Bank (WB) has financed NTD control activities in the country since 2013 through the International Development Association (IDA) financed PAUSENS project. The World Health Organization (WHO) provided technical support. Both, the WB and the WHO are the primary development partners engaged in NTD control and elimination efforts in Madagascar. In 2016, all preschool-age children (100 percent coverage), and nearly nine out of 10 school-age children at-risk of infection with soil transmitted helminths (STH) (87 percent coverage) were dewormed. However, an estimated 29 million people still require preventive chemotherapy (PC) for at least one NTD. Schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and STH, together represent 65 percent of total NCDs in the country. These diseases can be controlled by mass drug administration (MDA).
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